GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| demure | reserved |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |